KIA revises COVID-19 protocols for Ghanaian travellers
Ghanaian passengers who fail to comply with the guidelines may have their passports seized and handed over to the state security agencies to undergo a 14-day mandatory quarantine at the passenger’s cost.
Jonas Danquah 
Management of the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) have revised the COVID-19 safety protocols for travellers arriving in Ghana following the recent surge in new infections.
Per the new guidelines, Ghanaian residents who depart Ghana and return within a week will no longer be required to present a COVID-19 test result from the country of departure
However, they will undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing upon arrival in Ghana at a cost of $50.
The Minister-designate for Information, Mr Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, who made this known at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, February 9.
He asserted that Ghanaian passengers who fail to comply with the guidelines would have their passports seized and the passenger handed over to the state security agencies to undergo a 14-day mandatory quarantine at the passenger’s cost.
He also mentioned that Ghanaians who test positive for the virus would undergo mandatory isolation and treatment at a cost to the state.
Mr Oppong-Nkrumah noted that non-Ghanaian passengers who test positive will undergo mandatory isolation and treatment at a cost to the passengers.
He said non-Ghana passengers will continue to pay the $150 mandatory COVID-19 test upon arrival in Ghana.
“Also, non-Ghanaian passengers may be refused entry and returned to the point of embarkation at the cost of the airline if there is no proof that they have complied with the guidelines,” he said.
According to Mr Oppong-Nkrumah, per the new measures, airlines who board passengers without PCR results or who transfer or disembark passengers with positive PCR test to Accra will be fined $3500 per passenger.
